Unable to connect to the net without Router

I bought a Linksys WRT54GS Wireless-G router, installed it and it worked ok.
I need to remove it temporarily from my set up now, and when I remove the
router from the loop, and connect my PC directly to my Cablemodem, I get no
connection (My PC is Wired into the router btw, not linked wirelessly). I
tried making a new connection with the Windows XP Connection Wizard, but
still nothing. Anybody able to help a poor confused newb?

Wal wrote:
> I bought a Linksys WRT54GS Wireless-G router, installed it and it worked ok.
> I need to remove it temporarily from my set up now, and when I remove the
> router from the loop, and connect my PC directly to my Cablemodem, I get no
> connection (My PC is Wired into the router btw, not linked wirelessly). I
> tried making a new connection with the Windows XP Connection Wizard, but
> still nothing. Anybody able to help a poor confused newb?
>
>
Did you power cycle the cable modem after connecting the PC to the cable
modem?

Jim wrote:
> Wal wrote:
>
>> I bought a Linksys WRT54GS Wireless-G router, installed it and it
>> worked ok.
>> I need to remove it temporarily from my set up now, and when I remove the
>> router from the loop, and connect my PC directly to my Cablemodem, I
>> get no
>> connection (My PC is Wired into the router btw, not linked wirelessly). I
>> tried making a new connection with the Windows XP Connection Wizard, but
>> still nothing. Anybody able to help a poor confused newb?
>>
>>
> Did you power cycle the cable modem after connecting the PC to the cable
> modem?

You also should indicate your operating system... for example, Win98,
Win98SE, WinXP... So you can be provided with more specific information.

Problem may be that you may need to release and then request restoration
of network connection. Power cycling your computer and/or modem will
usually do the trick. If not:

in Win98, I believe it is done using the WinIPCfg Utility from the RUN:
window. Open Run, type WinIPcfg and hit return... It should be self
evident from thereon.

In WinXP, from Start Menu go to Settings\Network-Connections\ the
double click on the LAN or HighSpeed Internet Icon in the right pane to
bring up the "Local Area Connection Status." An option in that window
is "repair."

Wal wrote:

> I bought a Linksys WRT54GS Wireless-G router, installed it and it worked ok.
> I need to remove it temporarily from my set up now, and when I remove the
> router from the loop, and connect my PC directly to my Cablemodem, I get no
> connection (My PC is Wired into the router btw, not linked wirelessly). I
> tried making a new connection with the Windows XP Connection Wizard, but
> still nothing. Anybody able to help a poor confused newb?

my cable ISP "knows" the MAC address of the network adapter
to which the cable modem is plugged.

My guess is that you were in communication with your cable
ISP after you connected the router, they 'authorized' your
access for that MAC address, and now, w/o that LAN port
connected to the modem, you're not 'authorized'...

The pity is that your router could have been 'pronged'
via its browser setup gui to spoof your PC's (or any
other, real or made-up) MAC address so that it wouldn't
matter if the router was between your PC and your cable
modem or not, 'cuz that's far easier to do than to make
your PC's LAN port spoof the router's...

If this is the case, you should be able to phone up your ISP and have
them release the old MAC and use the new one instead. This process
could take as long as 24 hours, usually less.

Also you have to look at whether your ISP uses a dynamic IP (most
probable), static IP, or just to go out on a limb, some other specific
protocal not used in North America (this is only assuming you don't live
in NA.) Windows needs to be set up accordingly.

Paul

gigauser wrote:

> Wal wrote:
>
>
>>I bought a Linksys WRT54GS Wireless-G router, installed it and it worked ok.
>>I need to remove it temporarily from my set up now, and when I remove the
>>router from the loop, and connect my PC directly to my Cablemodem, I get no
>>connection (My PC is Wired into the router btw, not linked wirelessly). I
>>tried making a new connection with the Windows XP Connection Wizard, but
>>still nothing. Anybody able to help a poor confused newb?
>
>
> my cable ISP "knows" the MAC address of the network adapter
> to which the cable modem is plugged.
>
> My guess is that you were in communication with your cable
> ISP after you connected the router, they 'authorized' your
> access for that MAC address, and now, w/o that LAN port
> connected to the modem, you're not 'authorized'...
>
> The pity is that your router could have been 'pronged'
> via its browser setup gui to spoof your PC's (or any
> other, real or made-up) MAC address so that it wouldn't
> matter if the router was between your PC and your cable
> modem or not, 'cuz that's far easier to do than to make
> your PC's LAN port spoof the router's...
>